The Status of the Profession: Selected Characteristics and Criticisms of Teacher Education and Teaching.

Roth, Robert A.

Teacher Educator, v19 n2 p2-10 Fall 1983

This article discusses the status of the teaching profession, addressing such issues as entry into the profession, the job market, the image of teaching and teacher education, and reform efforts. The success of reforms will largely depend on whether teaching conditions, especially salaries, improve. (PP)